This morning the preliminary hearing resumed and is expected to go on all week to determine if Dr. Carlos Chacon could stand trial.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A man carrying a backpack and apparently claiming to have a bomb climbed to the center of the Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel Monday, prompting the closure and evacuation of the entire pier.
``Somebody climbed the Ferris wheel, with a backpack, and began yelling at officers," the watch commander told City News Service. ``We're working, trying to figure this thing out."
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